Copper Dragon - Gallery

Copper Dragon Brewery Ltd, Skipton, North Yorkshire - Photographs taken by Roger Putman - 1 December 2008

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  Copper Dragon logo
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  A Yorkshire pint
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  The etched door panel into the brewery offices
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  Byworth Yorkshireman2 boiler
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  A more unusual view of the Byworth Yorkshireman2 boiler
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  Four roller mill by Alan Ruddock
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  Four vessel 60 brl brewplant by Bavarian Brewing Technologies. Made in Hungary; mash tun on the far left, lauter, copper and whirlpool.
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  Brew plant from the other side
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  Fermenters are mix of 30brl relocated from the old building and new 60brls
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  A total of eight 30brl and four 60 brl dual purpose vessels
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  Top working platform for the FVs
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  The Steels type mash mixer
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  Lauter run off control valves
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  The knives inside the lauter tun
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  A generously proportioned graining chute
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  The copper has two sets of dimple jackets for different brew lengths
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  The chinaman's hat inside the copper
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  The wort heat exchanger
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  Yeast collection vessels
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  The three station cask washer by Grange Engineering
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  Good to see casks being sniffed and inspected before filling
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  The two lane rackers was recovered from Ridleys at Chelmsford
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  Another view of the two lane cask racker
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  Exterior view of the brewery building at Snaygill Ind Estate in Skipton
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  Brewery signage
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  The Bistro bar
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  The Bistro dining area
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  The Copper Dragon portfolio in the Bistro
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  Many prizes on display in the shop area
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  The shop even has its own bespoke carpet
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  One of seven 3.5t Transit vans
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  Proprietors Steve Taylor and Ruth Bennett
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  Head Brewer Gordon Wilkinson, originally at Websters and then Oakwell
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  Bistro barman Darren Potts in action
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  The biggest seller
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  Celebrating Scotts Brewery which was founded in Skipton in 1816
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  A dark offering
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  Guess which hop is used here
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  Promotional details for Best Bitter
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  Promotional details for Golden Pippin, originally a Scotts brand until the brewery was taken over by Bentley's Yorkshire in 1912 and closed
• Promotional details for Black Gold
  Promotional details for Black Gold
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  Promotional details for Challenger IPA at 4.4%ABV
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  Promotional details for Scotts 1816 at 4.1%ABV